tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38977112851522389652019-02-05T15:31:39.696-08:00SOUL BORNFrom award-winning author Kevin James Breaux.
Epic Dark Fantasy. kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-11933798333197880742019-02-05T15:31:00.000-08:002019-02-05T15:31:39.611-08:00SOUL BORN Review - New 5 star review at Reader's Favorites!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_PyFpCp4Nfk/XFocdPn2cGI/AAAAAAAAC2M/ZaV-lcMfcSUYbqUqrsaMB1agwFQVurD7QCLcBGAs/s1600/5%252Bstars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="121" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_PyFpCp4Nfk/XFocdPn2cGI/AAAAAAAAC2M/ZaV-lcMfcSUYbqUqrsaMB1agwFQVurD7QCLcBGAs/s320/5%252Bstars.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Hi all,<br /><br />This is such a great thing for an author. Waking up one morning and going about the daily chores only to find a new review...and a really good one!<br /><br />Check it out!!<br />&nbsp; <br /><br /><span style="color: white;">"<span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In Soul Born by Kevin James Breaux, a phenomenal conflict for the control of the lands of Illyia takes place and it features powerful characters and magic. Opal has never been given the attention she deserves by her instructors. Imbued with magic, she grabs the opportunity to step up when a shadowy warlord sets out to conquer Illyia. She is embroiled in a fight of great proportions. Along comes Tala, the beautiful elf who has had her share of suffering after an unjust banishment. Karn is another character with a mysterious past. Each character has a unique background and a powerful gift, but can they stop what is coming their way? </span></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I enjoyed the characters, starting with Tala whose story opens the narrative, and Karn who is wounded and gets help from Opal. The points of view are impeccably done, each chapter dedicated to one character, and focused scenes, a style of writing that enhances the suspense. The characters feature beasts, magical creatures, and enemies that are exceptionally strong and cunning. I was gripped from the first paragraph which begins in the heart of the action, introducing readers to one of the key characters of the story: "The snap of a stick echoed in the ears of the young elven woman as she fled through the murky midnight forest, her pale violet eyes like those of a predatory bird, searching and scanning her surroundings. In this chase, however, she was the prey." Kevin James Breaux has a unique gift for storytelling, the ability to create strong plot points and a conflict that carries the story forward. The prose is excellent, the characters believable, and elements of the setting so neatly woven into the story. Soul Born is a beautiful story that will entice fans of epic fantasy and readers seeking an entertaining escape."</span></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;--</span><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Romuald Dzemo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: &quot;lato&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> for Readers' Favorite</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As seen here: <a href="https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/soul-born">https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/soul-born</a></div><br /><br />I hope you all get a chance to read it. Remember to check out BN sales or grab it at a discount from the publisher.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here: <a href="https://www.azurespiderpublications.com/our-books/Soul-Born-Print-p122071055">https://www.azurespiderpublications.com/our-books/Soul-Born-Print-p122071055</a></div><br />Thanks!!!<br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-20931911338546639482019-01-23T13:02:00.002-08:002019-01-23T13:04:54.657-08:00SOUL BORN Prolgue Excerpt here! By Kevin James Breaux<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C6qvjtzepyk/XEjVwbzIHlI/AAAAAAAAC1c/mtQxFuBzdBQwyB5aF2H6ObU7Q2iLDLmMwCLcBGAs/s1600/OpalandTala_SoulBornweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C6qvjtzepyk/XEjVwbzIHlI/AAAAAAAAC1c/mtQxFuBzdBQwyB5aF2H6ObU7Q2iLDLmMwCLcBGAs/s400/OpalandTala_SoulBornweb.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tala and Opal. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Hi all!<br /><br />Below is an excerpt from SOUL BORN. It is the prologue. It introduces Tala.&nbsp; Enjoy!<br /><br />Soul Born is available in paperback, kindle and nook formats. <br /><br /><br /><br />SOUL BORN<br /><br /><br />The snap of a stick echoed in the ears of the young elven woman as she fled through the murky midnight forest, her pale violet eyes like those of a predatory bird, searching and scanning her surroundings. In this chase, however, she was the prey.<br /><br />Two days ago, by sheer misfortune, Tala had crossed paths with a hunting party of her people’s greatest rivals— reptilian beast men. The alligator-headed deinosuchians were on the brink of extinction after many summers of bloody conflict with the elves, making them even more dangerous when encountered.<br /><br />After having run for two straight days, Tala had exhausted all of her people’s tricks to escape pursuit. The deinosuchians were closing in on her.<br /><br />Tala ran through the forest, no longer making any attempt to cover her tracks. She was so tired her mind convinced her that there was danger in very shadow and behind every tree.<br /><br />She had lost everything: her belongings, her friends, and her family. It seemed fitting that, on this night, she would lose her life too. Dry-mouthed and thirsty, she ran in the direction of a lake, having spotted the glitter of moonlight reflecting off its surface between the trees.<br /><br />She knew the deinosuchians were close; she could smell them—the scent of decaying flora coated their scales. Nevertheless, she stopped, kneeling by the lake to drink. After gulping a few mouthfuls of the earthy-tasting water, Tala froze and spilled a handful down her chin. She remained motionless, afraid that even a breath would alert her hunters.<br /><br />Through the willow trees that encircled the small lake, she heard several crunches echo from the opposite shore. Tala had never overheard a deinosuchian speak, but her tribal elders recounted their language as a collection of hissing sounds not unlike a snake, with tongue–clicks added for emphasis.<br /><br />The young elven woman stood bit by bit and backed away from the water, one foot at a time. Suddenly, the bushes in front of her spread open and out lumbered one of the hunters, his back hunched, and his dorsal spikes flared as he moved; he was about to attack.<br /><br />Tala whirled around to sprint away from her assailant but came face-to-face with two more deinosuchians who had crept up behind her in silence.<br /><br />Her shriek of terror was cut short when something small and round hit the back of her head. She pawed through her yellow-green hair until she found a wet spot and her vision began to blur the moment she saw the crimson on her fingertips.<br /><br />Unable to control her legs, she fell to the soft ground near the edge of the lake. Able to roll over, she stared blearily into the black sky as the deinosuchians approached her. She heard them hiss and click at each other in a rhythm that she imagined was filled with joy. Why wouldn’t they celebrate? They caught their dinner.<br /><br />Out of the corner of her watering eye, Tala saw the three-clawed toes and dewclaw of one of the deinosuchians settle into the earth beside her head. In desperation, she wrapped her arm around the reptilian beast-man’s scaly leg. While the strength drained from her, she attempted to knock the hunter backward, but her efforts only earned her a jarring blow to the side of the head. The impact of the deinosuchian’s wooden staff left a metallic taste in her mouth and made the world spin.<br /><br />Few lived to tell the tale of the deinosuchian’s feeding ritual, but one elf in her tribe had: a man named Arol. The elder had spun a tale not unlike the one she was living now. Chased, wounded, and caught: the hunters bit off his right arm before he was rescued.<br /><br />No one will save me. These beasts… They are going to eat me alive, piece by piece.<br /><br />Tala squeezed her eyes shut, aware that even if she had kept them open, she would not have seen much more than a blur. She may have been powerless before her attackers, and too damaged to fight, but that did not mean she was willing to watch herself be consumed.<br /><br />When the edge of a stone blade cut into her hip, her body tensed up. The end was coming—the deinosuchians were stripping her of her clothes just as Arol had described in his horrifying tale. Her sense of defenselessness became crushing when her skirt was torn from her body. The thought of one of the deinosuchians sinking his teeth into the meat of her thigh sent a wave of terror through her body, and it escaped in a scratchy scream.<br /><br />A cold, clawed hand brushed against her face and shoved something dry into her mouth to silence her. She gagged, familiar with the taste of leather—no doubt a scrap from her own skirt. I don’t want to die.<br /><br />Claws pierced her blouse and dug ever so slight into her skin before they scratched themselves across each of her breasts and tore away the last bits of her attire. She tensed, but her body vibrated with panic.<br /><br />The same fear that sealed her eyes now opened them. Her surroundings were blurred and dark. The moonlight, what little pierced the canopy of trees, reflected off the deinosuchian’s chest scales; he was inches above her.<br /><br />Something warm and sticky struck her leg, but before she could look, she felt something else smack against her chest and move across her collar bone. Tala gazed down her nose and was met with the sight of a long, thin, pink tongue attached to her nude body, trailing saliva.<br /><br />She tried again to struggle but two great weights pinned her arms down. Her eyelids fluttered as she fell into a swoon, but then an ominous, stern voice cut through the darkness and awakened her dulled senses.<br /><br />“Leave the girl alone, deinosuchians of the Gar-hut-tu tribe. The elf will not be your meal this evening.”<br /><br />Am I rescued? One of my former tribesmen come to save me?<br /><br />“Leave now and seek your sustenance elsewhere. This is your final warning.” The female voice spoke loud and clear.<br /><br />Free of the weight on her arms, Tala sat up and blinked her eyes slowly. For a moment, all she saw was the darkness of night painted over the trees and bushes near the path; but then, all shapes and colors washed away in the most brilliant flash of pure white light she had ever seen. When her eyes adjusted, she watched one of the deinosuchians stumble into view. Then, slowly, the creature moved and hissed in agony as his body crumbled like arid soil and blew away in the wind.<br /><br />“Tala Silver Wolf.”<br /><br />The young elf turned her head against a formidable spike of pain in her neck and laid eyes on the owner of the powerful voice. “Y-yes?”<br /><br />“My name is Drae’Qu and I have been waiting for you.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-69422884292718533792019-01-09T12:07:00.003-08:002019-01-09T12:08:14.174-08:00Soul Born Awarded GOLD! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ohp9FJE6S4/XDZTbMhmLtI/AAAAAAAACvA/9ec1uSmv8D47dPM7DYlAexDJNzm5VHSCwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Jan2019First%2B283.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ohp9FJE6S4/XDZTbMhmLtI/AAAAAAAACvA/9ec1uSmv8D47dPM7DYlAexDJNzm5VHSCwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Jan2019First%2B283.PNG" /></a></div><br /><br />Hi all,<br /><br />SOUL BORN has won its first award. (well, the new version has)(the old version won a few awards too)<br /><br />Literary Titan awarded it GOLD for January, listing it among the best books reviewed in the past month. See here: <a href="https://literarytitan.com/2019/01/04/literary-titan-book-awards-january-2019/">https://literarytitan.com/2019/01/04/literary-titan-book-awards-january-2019/</a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kipOErRLwDw/XDZTbEtUR-I/AAAAAAAACvE/HhnXl0Z-mNsg61gjt05T2fhAT1ke9m3zQCLcBGAs/s1600/Jan2019First%2B001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kipOErRLwDw/XDZTbEtUR-I/AAAAAAAACvE/HhnXl0Z-mNsg61gjt05T2fhAT1ke9m3zQCLcBGAs/s320/Jan2019First%2B001.JPG" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Award Letter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I am very excited and proud.<br /><br />The publisher, <b>Azure Spider</b>, and I worked hard on this new edition of SOUL BORN. I want the publisher to see it was worth it. And with a new <b>5 Star Review</b> and <b>Award</b>, already in 2019, I think it is making its mark!<br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux <br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-10510582407599986962018-12-28T12:51:00.003-08:002018-12-28T12:53:00.101-08:00First Big Review for SOUL BORN and it's 5 STARS!Hi all,<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"A well written and original work that is captivating and one you won’t want to put down." --Literary Titan</i></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Literary Titan</b> just posted the first big review of the new edition of SOUL BORN and it is a great one! <span style="color: red;"><b>5 Stars!</b></span><br /><br />Check out the link here:<br /><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://literarytitan.com/2018/12/24/soul-born/">https://literarytitan.com/2018/12/24/soul-born/</a></div><br /><br />Beware of slight spoilers. <br /><br />I love this review, because he got what I was going for and understands how I develop my character. I am very happy with this. Thanks again, Literary Titan.<br /><br /><br />Write Makes Might!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-12239926920476682242018-11-27T12:15:00.003-08:002018-11-27T12:20:17.199-08:00Soul Born - New Edition 2018 - Excerpt First Two Chapters - Kevin James Breaux<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1-X2xy2WPl8/W_2lZuhw4eI/AAAAAAAACr0/wSlV0PVhVyw3rFP5WIyBSqrGhvgLemDrwCLcBGAs/s1600/SBbookL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1-X2xy2WPl8/W_2lZuhw4eI/AAAAAAAACr0/wSlV0PVhVyw3rFP5WIyBSqrGhvgLemDrwCLcBGAs/s320/SBbookL.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><br />Below is an excerpt from the new edition of SOUL BORN. I have given you all the first two chapters (prologue and first chapter).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SOUL BORN - KEVIN JAMES BREAUX</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Prologue</div><br /><br /><br />The snap of a stick echoed in the ears of the young elven woman as she fled through the murky midnight forest, her pale violet eyes like those of a predatory bird, searching and scanning her surroundings. In this chase, however, she was the prey.<br /><br />Two days ago, by sheer misfortune, Tala had crossed paths with a hunting party of her people’s greatest rivals— reptilian beast men. The alligator-headed deinosuchians were on the brink of extinction after many summers of bloody conflict with the elves, making them even more dangerous when encountered.<br /><br />After having run for two straight days, Tala had exhausted all of her people’s tricks to escape pursuit. The deinosuchians were closing in on her.<br /><br />Tala ran through the forest, no longer making any attempt to cover her tracks. She was so tired her mind convinced her that there was danger in very shadow and behind every tree.<br /><br />She had lost everything: her belongings, her friends, and her family. It seemed fitting that, on this night, she would lose her life too. Dry-mouthed and thirsty, she ran in the direction of a lake, having spotted the glitter of moonlight reflecting off its surface between the trees.<br /><br />She knew the deinosuchians were close; she could smell them—the scent of decaying flora coated their scales. Nevertheless, she stopped, kneeling by the lake to drink. After gulping a few mouthfuls of the earthy-tasting water, Tala froze and spilled a handful down her chin. She remained motionless, afraid that even a breath would alert her hunters.<br /><br />Through the willow trees that encircled the small lake, she heard several crunches echo from the opposite shore. Tala had never overheard a deinosuchian speak, but her tribal elders recounted their language as a collection of hissing sounds not unlike a snake, with tongue–clicks added for emphasis.<br /><br />The young elven woman stood bit by bit and backed away from the water, one foot at a time. Suddenly, the bushes in front of her spread open and out lumbered one of the hunters, his back hunched, and his dorsal spikes flared as he moved; he was about to attack.<br /><br />Tala whirled around to sprint away from her assailant but came face-to-face with two more deinosuchians who had crept up behind her in silence.<br /><br />Her shriek of terror was cut short when something small and round hit the back of her head. She pawed through her yellow-green hair until she found a wet spot and her vision began to blur the moment she saw the crimson on her fingertips.<br /><br />Unable to control her legs, she fell to the soft ground near the edge of the lake. Able to roll over, she stared blearily into the black sky as the deinosuchians approached her. She heard them hiss and click at each other in a rhythm that she imagined was filled with joy. Why wouldn’t they celebrate? They caught their dinner.<br /><br />Out of the corner of her watering eye, Tala saw the three-clawed toes and dewclaw of one of the deinosuchians settle into the earth beside her head. In desperation, she wrapped her arm around the reptilian beast-man’s scaly leg. While the strength drained from her, she attempted to knock the hunter backward, but her efforts only earned her a jarring blow to the side of the head. The impact of the deinosuchian’s wooden staff left a metallic taste in her mouth and made the world spin.<br /><br />Few lived to tell the tale of the deinosuchian’s feeding ritual, but one elf in her tribe had: a man named Arol. The elder had spun a tale not unlike the one she was living now. Chased, wounded, and caught: the hunters bit off his right arm before he was rescued.<br /><br />No one will save me. These beasts… They are going to eat me alive, piece by piece.<br /><br />Tala squeezed her eyes shut, aware that even if she had kept them open, she would not have seen much more than a blur. She may have been powerless before her attackers, and too damaged to fight, but that did not mean she was willing to watch herself be consumed.<br /><br />When the edge of a stone blade cut into her hip, her body tensed up. The end was coming—the deinosuchians were stripping her of her clothes just as Arol had described in his horrifying tale. Her sense of defenselessness became crushing when her skirt was torn from her body. The thought of one of the deinosuchians sinking his teeth into the meat of her thigh sent a wave of terror through her body, and it escaped in a scratchy scream.<br /><br />A cold, clawed hand brushed against her face and shoved something dry into her mouth to silence her. She gagged, familiar with the taste of leather—no doubt a scrap from her own skirt. I don’t want to die.<br /><br />Claws pierced her blouse and dug ever so slight into her skin before they scratched themselves across each of her breasts and tore away the last bits of her attire. She tensed, but her body vibrated with panic.<br /><br />The same fear that sealed her eyes now opened them. Her surroundings were blurred and dark. The moonlight, what little pierced the canopy of trees, reflected off the deinosuchian’s chest scales; he was inches above her.<br /><br />Something warm and sticky struck her leg, but before she could look, she felt something else smack against her chest and move across her collar bone. Tala gazed down her nose and was met with the sight of a long, thin, pink tongue attached to her nude body, trailing saliva.<br /><br />She tried again to struggle but two great weights pinned her arms down. Her eyelids fluttered as she fell into a swoon, but then an ominous, stern voice cut through the darkness and awakened her dulled senses.<br /><br />“Leave the girl alone, deinosuchians of the Gar-hut-tu tribe. The elf will not be your meal this evening.”<br /><br />Am I rescued? One of my former tribesmen come to save me?<br /><br />“Leave now and seek your sustenance elsewhere. This is your final warning.” The female voice spoke loud and clear.<br /><br />Free of the weight on her arms, Tala sat up and blinked her eyes slowly. For a moment, all she saw was the darkness of night painted over the trees and bushes near the path; but then, all shapes and colors washed away in the most brilliant flash of pure white light she had ever seen. When her eyes adjusted, she watched one of the deinosuchians stumble into view. Then, slowly, the creature moved and hissed in agony as his body crumbled like arid soil and blew away in the wind.<br /><br />“Tala Silver Wolf.”<br /><br />The young elf turned her head against a formidable spike of pain in her neck and laid eyes on the owner of the powerful voice. “Y-yes?”<br /><br />“My name is Drae’Qu and I have been waiting for you.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chapter 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Commencement</div><br /><br /><br />Karn was heavier than he looked, even without his weapons and heavy armor, but then again unconscious bodies always were misleading.<br /><br />Opal may have been young, but she was not naive; she learned as she went, and this was a lesson her aching muscles would remind her of for days to come.<br /><br />She rubbed her dainty hands down the side of her old patchwork leather pants. Made from pieces of clothing that belonged to her father, she had altered them several times to fit. However, Opal wasn’t worried about ruining them; they were already stained with many layers of dirt…and blood.<br /><br />After a deep breath, Opal brushed her long, wavy red hair to the side, out of her eyes. She wrinkled her nose and pursed her crimson lips together to puff the final nagging strands away, so she could think.<br /><br />She knew she would have to call upon her magic to carry Karn the rest of the way; she was just too weak to do it herself. Nevertheless, she did not want to waste any magical energy she did not have to; a powerful spell would be required to put her plan into motion, and she wanted to be sure she could cast it.<br /><br />She sighed as she took one last long look at her project lying in the mossy forest grass. He was dressed, not unlike her, in casual farmer’s garb, nothing that would make him stand out in a crowd. No one would know how special he was. No one but her.<br /><br />Karn was the man of her dreams; tall, strong, handsome, and she could not wait to love him and to be loved by him. This will work, she told herself for the thousandth time. This will work.<br /><br />Wispy light, like thin, pink mist, formed around both of their heads. She was the key that unlocked the jumbled mess inside his mind. Without her, he would be useless to the others. I made sure of it, my love. I had to or risk my… our well-being.<br /><br />Opal knew the magical energy that filled her body had its limits, but she had not yet reached them. At times, she felt so powerful, she thought she could move the world—this was not one of those times. She had taxed her body over the past two days, with little sleep and nourishment to replenish it. It was not the magic that ebbed; it was her body. She needed rest desperately.<br /><br />A sour sensation in her stomach made her want to retch, as the spell she cast ended. With a look to the sky, Opal calculated. Karn will wake up when the sun is straight above the treetops; there’s just enough time for a quick meal and a short slumber.<br /><br />She was only several steps away when fatigued breathing emerged from behind her.<br /><br />“Mage, you’ve cast your last spell!”<br /><br />Like the howl of a hungry animal, the man’s shout tore the peaceful silence from the forest around her and startled her so badly she nearly fell when she turned to face him.<br /><br />She sized him up. Pointed ears… angular brow…<br /><br />The man continued to scream as he charged with his weathered sword held high.<br /><br />Where the elf had come from, Opal had no idea. Her thoughts were dominated by one thing: Could all my work be cut short by the rusty blade of this dirt-covered stranger’s longsword?<br /><br />Opal ducked under his initial swing and called for a defensive spell, a magical shield, but no sooner had the spell begun to form than it vanished.<br /><br />Her body heated, and her skin grew moist and sticky. If I can’t concentrate… my power is worthless.<br /><br />“Your kind has set ruin to our world. Today I will cleanse this forest with your blood!”<br /><br />With her hands and feet in the grass, Opal scrambled for cover like a panicked animal. As her head spun, she could hear the words of the High Council echo inside her mind. She would not allow them the satisfaction of being right. Not now, not ever.<br /><br />At risk of succumbing to unconsciousness, Opal turned and stood her ground against her wild-eyed assailant. She did what her trainers always said. She relied on her senses and her training.<br /><br />First, she took in her circumstances.<br /><br />This old man, he smells as if he’s not bathed in months. He… She gagged. He reeks like something dead. He’s exhausted, as exhausted as I am… but in his eyes there’s a passion like I have never seen before. This elf… he desires one thing: to kill me… Kill me or die trying.<br /><br />He lunged forward with an attack that should have run her through, but Opal had created a small portal in front of her body, one large enough to protect her from chest to groin. When his sword, and arm that wielded it, entered the crackling violet vortex, she snapped the portal shut, and transported the old metal and older flesh to a location in the southern sea.<br /><br />Injured, he fell into her, the stump of his bleeding arm ramming her belly. The jarring impact knocked her backward; everything went dark.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><br />When she opened her eyes, she did not know how much time had passed. What happened? Where is he?<br /><br />She remembered a fight, but its conclusion was foggy. When she looked down at herself, she saw that her beige sash-tied vest was covered in blood, but there were no wounds. I’m fine. I think I’m fine. Oh no… Karn…<br /><br />She held her breath as she searched about. Where’s Karn…? When her eyes found him, she sighed with relief. He was still asleep.<br /><br />My plan remains unspoiled.<br /><br />When she stood up she did so slowly, her eyes on the elven man lying motionless behind her. His wound–his missing arm–should’ve killed him but had not. Somehow, the old elven man still drew breath although shallow and haggard.<br /><br />She examined him for other weapons but found none. In fact, the old man had nothing apart from the rags he wore for clothes. Who is he? she wondered. Why would he come here? Now?<br /><br />Her curiosity came to a quick end when she saw his eyes flutter in effort to open.<br /><br />Opal snatched up a rock and squeezed it so tight in her hand that she felt its corners dig into her flesh. She raised her fist high over her head, drew a deep breath, and then smashed the man’s nose and bashed in his teeth.<br /><br />Over and over, she slammed the rock into the man’s face, until her arm was coated to the elbow in gore. When there was nothing left but grass and mud, she stopped and inhaled her first breath in what seemed to her like ages.<br /><br />It’s over, she told herself. No. It’s all set to begin.<br /><br />She shook her head in disgust; there was more work to be completed now. After she tossed the rock to the side, she grabbed the man by his ankles. Lifeless bodies are so much heavier than they look.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">----</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks all!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kevin James Breaux</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">www.kevinbreaux.com</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-88749547855548315192018-11-24T22:03:00.000-08:002018-11-24T22:03:01.720-08:00Soul Born Press Kit page up on kevinbreaux.com<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pILzsWggFUM/W_o690ee3cI/AAAAAAAACro/llShZRXp2XsEsrgAiKhuJmqtVJNPW44NACLcBGAs/s1600/SBbookM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="306" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pILzsWggFUM/W_o690ee3cI/AAAAAAAACro/llShZRXp2XsEsrgAiKhuJmqtVJNPW44NACLcBGAs/s320/SBbookM.jpg" width="272" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sample of graphic for use in the Press Kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Hi all,<br /><br />The press kit page <b>for SOUL BORN</b> is now up on my author site: www.kevinbreaux.com.<br /><br />It has copies of the cover in various sizes and some other additional graphics for use. It has a summary and cover quote and bio too. And sales links too. :)<br /><br />I will add to it as things become available. Like reviews and more graphics,<br /><br />Until then please go to: <a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/presskit4.htm">http://www.kevinbreaux.com/presskit4.htm</a> and use whatever you want to promote the book.<br /><br />Thanks!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-71639482762824829452018-11-16T17:10:00.002-08:002018-11-16T17:10:59.694-08:00SOUL BORN is out! Here are some links to purchase the new edition!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec4cAXyW9FA/W9y8OMWKWGI/AAAAAAAACpY/svppFvC-engBZffsO8ztuoy7WU2u3UMIwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/935671416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec4cAXyW9FA/W9y8OMWKWGI/AAAAAAAACpY/svppFvC-engBZffsO8ztuoy7WU2u3UMIwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/935671416.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>SOUL BORN</b> is out! And it is popping up all over. You can find it at BN.com and Amazon.com. It is in Kindle and Nook format as well as paperback.<br /><br />BN.com currently has a SALE too! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You can get it directly from the publisher (great price there) here: <a href="https://www.azurespiderpublications.com/our-books/Soul-Born-Print-p122071055">https://www.azurespiderpublications.com/our-books/Soul-Born-Print-p122071055</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My books at BN: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kevin%20James%20Breaux%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&amp;Ns=P_Sales_Rank&amp;Ntx=mode+matchall">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kevin%20James%20Breaux%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&amp;Ns=P_Sales_Rank&amp;Ntx=mode+matchall</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My books at Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-James-Breaux/e/B0036L79FO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1542416860&amp;sr=1-2">https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-James-Breaux/e/B0036L79FO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1542416860&amp;sr=1-2</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wherever you buy it, be sure to post a review. I need more people spreading the word about my books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will post some excerpts next week.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Write Makes Might!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kevin James Breaux</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-4586581446985636542018-11-13T12:32:00.003-08:002018-11-13T12:32:59.281-08:00BIG NEWS!!!! The Soul Born Saga is coming!Hi all,<br /><br />As you all know, SOUL BORN was picked up by a <b>Azure Spider Publications</b> and will be available this week in mass release.<br /><br />You can pre-order the Kindle book here: <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #111111; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://a.co/d/gAy0pYC">http://a.co/d/gAy0pYC</a> </span><br /><br />I am happy to announce even better news!!!!<br /><br />I just signed a three book contract today that will see the release of the rest of the series. That means the entire Soul Born Saga will be available to read in print and ebook versions.<br /><br />Soul Born - 2018<br />Blood Divided - 2019<br />Heart Bound - 2020<br />Flesh Ended - 2021<br /><br />This is amazing. I have written all the books, but the last two have never been released or seen by anyone. Not even beta readers.<br /><br />I will be fixing them up, and getting them ready for release soon. It is going to be so much fun getting these books out into the hands of new and old fans of the series.<br /><br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br />Write Makes Might!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-25264867146367989162018-11-02T14:11:00.000-07:002018-11-02T14:11:00.429-07:00SOUL BORN New Edition Cover RevealHi all,<br /><br />Here it is! The new cover for the new edition of <b>SOUL BORN</b>, published by Azure Spider Publications.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec4cAXyW9FA/W9y8OMWKWGI/AAAAAAAACpU/Rs_QaPVIdGE5tWuwrzh3R4SERpUgto1wgCLcBGAs/s1600/935671416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec4cAXyW9FA/W9y8OMWKWGI/AAAAAAAACpU/Rs_QaPVIdGE5tWuwrzh3R4SERpUgto1wgCLcBGAs/s640/935671416.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art by Pablo Fernandez Angulo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I am very excited to show this off and will be reworking this blog and my author site to promote it. I need to change the color schemes on this blog to match it, lol.<br /><br />The cover shows the main character, OPAL, performing some powerful magic. The artist did a great job capturing her. I am very happy with his work.<br /><br />The book will be released 11/15/18. But you can already pre-order the Kindle version on Amazon.<br /><br />I will post links next week with we are getting closer to release. This is really just a moment to share with you all the amazing new art!<br /><br />Thanks!!!<br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-58002091337746296692018-09-22T13:04:00.001-07:002018-09-22T13:04:34.347-07:00Soul Born update. New version. New Release. All SOON!Hi all,<br /><br />SOUL BORN is back! And I spent this summer editing it with the publisher. And now it is in the final proofread stage. It will be available for pre-orders soon.<br /><br />You know me. I wanted this to happen and when it did I have a few concerns. Get it re-edited nice and clean. AND, if new cover art was needed, I wanted to pick the artist.<br /><br />Guess what... I picked the artist. :)<br /><br />So, I can't wait to show the new cover off. I have only seen a few samples. It's great!<br /><br />Anyway, Soul Born will be back and I will be supporting it at book signings and blogs and such.<br /><br />I need you guys, the faithful fans of it, to help support this new version. I want to get BLOOD DIVIDED out to you after...and most importantly the two unpublished sequels.<br /><br />Finally everyone will be able to read how the story ends!!!<br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-83207634339583659822018-03-08T12:48:00.001-08:002018-03-08T12:48:22.629-08:00SOUL BORN is BACK! (soon) (but, yeah, it's back!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xz9HZzGFot4/Tx2u8zqPZ5I/AAAAAAAABI0/qI2vSwCUiAgexxgQEaNNKaRkYunLTp0dwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Party.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="309" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xz9HZzGFot4/Tx2u8zqPZ5I/AAAAAAAABI0/qI2vSwCUiAgexxgQEaNNKaRkYunLTp0dwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Party.gif" /></a></div><br />Hi all!<br /><br />Happy to announce that SOUL BORN received a publishing contract this week. So SOUL BORN will be back this year! Probably Oct./Nov.<br /><br />This is great news. I did not like it sitting, unpublished. Too many hours of work went into it.<br /><br />So now, the new publisher will be editing it and creating new cover art for it. Sad to see the Dan Dos Santos art not being used, but that is fine. The book needs to evolve and therefore needs a new cover.<br /><br />I will keep you all posted. NOW...I need to send in BLOOD DIVIDED!<br /><br />Thanks all,<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-53744070886145278232016-11-15T14:45:00.004-08:002016-11-15T14:46:39.773-08:00Future of Soul Born Saga?I am strongly considering putting this series back out in Kindle format.<br /><br />Yes, SOUL BORN was on Kindle in a "Reborn" edition, but my agent suggested I take it down...she did not want my old work to effect my new work. I agree...but at the same time, I think Soul Born was a good story and it has/had a large fan base. I want to give the fans the ability to read the rest of the series and share it with their friends. Which was one of the reasons why I was giving Soul Born away for free here on my blog.<br /><br />I am conflicted. I really would like SOUL BORN and BLOOD DIVIDED to be re-released on Kindle. And I am about 85% sure this is what I will do. Because...then, I could finally get FLESH ENDED out...<br /><br />Yeah...Flesh Ended...I think I need to break that one into two books first...it's freaking massive. And it needs more edits too. That will require some work.<br /><br />So my thoughts are to have SOUL BORN back out in Kindle format by 3/2017. And then BLOOD DIVIDED later that year.<br /><br />Until then, you will see a new Dark Fantasy Horror Alternative History book of mine coming out. It is called THE LIFEBLOOD OF ILL-FATED WOMEN.<br /><br />Thanks all,<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br />www.kevinbreaux.com<br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-3753448487512112952016-02-07T13:54:00.002-08:002016-02-07T13:54:44.940-08:00Soul Born UpdateHi all,<br /><br />As of the other day, I removed SOUL BORN from Amazon Kindle. So it is currently "out of print".<br /><br />Why? Two reasons. It's time I start giving it away for free here on my sites. And when the time comes, also give away its sequels. Most importantly, I am about to release a MUCH MORE current work. Something that better showcases my style and skill as an author.<br /><br />As many of you know, Soul Born was written long ago and had been released in other forms and via small press. It was never as perfect as I wanted it and as a perfectionist artist...that was hard to deal with. But it was a labor of love and many people enjoyed it and through it I created a fan base and many friends.<br /><br />So cheers to Soul Born for its long life and its new future as a free read.<br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br />www.kevinbreaux.comkevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-40793723828078015502015-10-28T13:57:00.003-07:002015-10-28T13:57:21.131-07:00Nearly 1000 copies downloaded. Wow.<br /><br />Many of you most have grabbed it. Because nearly 1,000 copies were downloaded during the five days it was free.<br /><br />Thanks all!!!!<br /><br />Seriously. Thank you.<br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-71259516737797181372015-10-15T14:40:00.004-07:002015-10-15T14:41:06.115-07:00SOUL BORN is FREE on Amazon Kindle right now!Grab it while you can. It's FREE!<br /><br /><a href="http://amzn.com/B00SIEFG4A">http://amzn.com/B00SIEFG4A</a><br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br />www.kevinbreaux.comkevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-65969931093446075022015-08-07T11:23:00.002-07:002015-08-07T11:23:17.259-07:00SOUL BORN on SaleThis is the best sale yet, and it is almost over. 12 hours left!<br /><br /><div data-contents="true" data-reactid=".1z.1.$status.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0"><div class="_209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="bpprl-0-0" data-reactid=".1z.1.$status.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$bpprl"><span data-offset-key="bpprl-0-0" data-reactid=".1z.1.$status.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$bpprl.0:$bpprl-0-0"><span data-reactid=".1z.1.$status.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$bpprl.0:$bpprl-0-0.0">Quick. 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That is the #KINDLE version of the newly edited book. It should be the only (legally) available version of the book too.&nbsp; :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SIEFG4A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00SIEFG4A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=kevinbreauxco-20&amp;linkId=PXY4JYU6XGXN7XER">SOUL BORN - Reborn Edition (The Soul Born Saga Book 1)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=kevinbreauxco-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00SIEFG4A" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><br />Please take this opportunity to get Soul Born at this discounted price. I would love for former readers and new readers of the series to give me their opinions. You can always find me on FB or email me from my website. www.kevinbreaux.com<br /><br />Thanks all,<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-40139099840983648662015-02-17T10:17:00.001-08:002015-02-17T10:17:06.289-08:00SOUL BORN cover quotes and review quotes.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8O0XEFt-Do/VOOEEc6rRbI/AAAAAAAABYQ/AWVK_jRpSHw/s1600/Quotation-Kevin-James-Breaux-good-soul-evil-Meetville-Quotes-212273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8O0XEFt-Do/VOOEEc6rRbI/AAAAAAAABYQ/AWVK_jRpSHw/s1600/Quotation-Kevin-James-Breaux-good-soul-evil-Meetville-Quotes-212273.jpg" height="218" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quotes are fun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />"Kevin Breaux has a unique style: bold, funny, aggressive and dynamic.&nbsp; SOUL BORN is a rollicking high fantasy adventure!" --NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry, author of The King of Plagues and Rot &amp; Ruin.<br /><br />"There's a TON of great imagery in the book to pull from, But Opal definitely steals the show. I think she is such a visually evocative character, that'd it'd be a shame not to make the cover about her and her magic."&nbsp; --Dan Dos Santos.<br /><br />"With Soul Born, Kevin James Breaux carves out his own fresh turf in the world of dark high fantasy." --Gregory Frost, author of SHADOWBRIDGE<br /><br />"Soul Born is a fantastic page-turning beginning to author Kevin Breaux’s fantasy trilogy."<br />-Douglas Cobb, Book Spot Central<br /><br />"Kevin James Breaux created a world complete with a gritty heroine, high-stakes magic, and intense action. Readers are left on the edge of their seats. Barbaric battle scenes, fierces heroines, and an intense storyline make for a wild ride. Fantasy fans will not be disappointed..." -Ellz Reads<br /><br />"This is a classic D&amp;D style read. If you enjoy fantasy books, in the form of RPG's, this book is for you." -Sherri Dub<br /><br />"Soul Born is a fascinating chronicle of the battle between good and evil, the forces of nature pitted against the corruptive elements of excessive power." - Bitten By Books<br /><br />""Soul Born" is a fast paced and fun world of fantasy, highly recommended reading." - Midwest Book Review<br /><br />"One of the best fantasy novels I've read! ...I am now officially obsessed with all things Soul Born!" - Kiki The Caffeinated Diva<br /><br />"It's a fantastic book. I have a review for it going live this month so watch out for that. Kevin is a very talented author but more importantly he stops you feeling like a geek whilst reading fantasy... he really is one of those authors that make you think; 'Damn Fantasy is Cool'." - Fantasy Faction<br /><br />"Reading @kevinBreaux 's Soul Born for the 2nd time! - Hot, Fun, Epic Fantasy that follows genre convention yet twists it and makes it fresh." --Fantasy Faction<br /><br />"Finished reading 'Soul Born' by @KevinBreaux - a fantastic fantasy novel from an exciting new author." -Pearse Coles<br /><br />"Personally I saw Opal as a fatally flawed heroine with issues, and I'm guessing she can't ever be accepted or find what she wants as it would spoil her character appeal but that's obviously for you to decide! I never saw her as evil just easily misled, and she only developed a backbone for making her own decisions at the end in my opinion." - Pearse Coles<br /><br />"Kevin James Breaux:&nbsp; The author contacted me about reviewing his debut novel Soul Born and I am so glad he did.&nbsp; I just started it last night, and even just having started it, I am engrossed.&nbsp; It is the first of a trilogy and the story telling is incredible!" -Caffeinated Diva Book Review Blog<br /><br />"Obsessed with my current book, Soul Born, by @KevinBreaux! Fantastic book! #reading" --http://multifacetedmama.com/index.php<br /><br /><br />Write Makes Might!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br />www.kevinbreaux.com<br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-47484062806836675322015-01-21T15:50:00.001-08:002015-01-21T15:50:56.626-08:00SOUL BORN - Reborn Edition is now out on Kindle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A0PesQSjBck/VMA6V7L0UCI/AAAAAAAABXU/YX5oMIAcHrA/s1600/SoulBorn2015EbookCoverWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A0PesQSjBck/VMA6V7L0UCI/AAAAAAAABXU/YX5oMIAcHrA/s1600/SoulBorn2015EbookCoverWeb.jpg" height="400" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SOUL BORN - Reborn Edition is now out on Kindle.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amzn.com/B00SIEFG4A">http://amzn.com/B00SIEFG4A</a></div><br />Thank you all.<br /><br />I wanted to make sure this book was fixed and released for the fans of the series. BLOOD DIVIDED will be fixed this year and re-released next year. And FLESH DIVIDED will follow soon after. <br /><br />Write Makes Might!<br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br />www.kevinbreaux.com<br /><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-32865108112501617412015-01-16T13:40:00.001-08:002015-01-16T13:40:11.386-08:00Soul Born Reborn Edition will be released soon on KindleSOUL BORN: REBORN EDITION<br /><br />Soon...<br /><br />I am getting it ready to be released on KINDLE. Very soon.<br /><br />Until then, I have the newly edited SOUL BORN ORIGINS: OPAL story ready. You can download it on my website or at this direct link. It is in .PDF format.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KyX6xFwDMC0/T7FZOyZaVrI/AAAAAAAAA7U/O9jrR6kYi14/s1600/SoulBornOriginsCover_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KyX6xFwDMC0/T7FZOyZaVrI/AAAAAAAAA7U/O9jrR6kYi14/s1600/SoulBornOriginsCover_web.jpg" height="320" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/soulborn/SoulBornOriginsOpal2014.pdf">http://www.kevinbreaux.com/soulborn/SoulBornOriginsOpal2014.pdf</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks all,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kevin James Breaux</div><div style="text-align: left;">www.kevinbreaux.com </div>kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-20386141298832203422014-09-15T12:30:00.001-07:002014-09-15T12:30:57.298-07:00Soul Born new edition being reviewed by beta readers<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi all,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SOUL BORN is currently being read by my trusted beta/test readers. Once I hear their thoughts, I should be ready to start setting it up as a Kindle Book. Thanks for waiting. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And remember, <strong>Do not</strong> buy copies of Soul Born or Blood Divided from its former publisher. He/they no longer have the rights to sell them. If you see them with copies at a convention or show, take a photo and send it to me. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kevin James Breaux</span><br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.kevinbreaux.com</span></a> kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-90465335946384620472014-06-15T15:34:00.004-07:002014-06-15T15:34:35.029-07:00Soul Born new version - new edit in last stage!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi all,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soul Born has been reviewed by my editor and it is back in my hands. I started work on the final stage of the edit this week. It might take me 2-3 months to finish it, as I am writing a new book, and working with my agent on projects. BUT I will have this final stage done this Summer. I'd say I am 1/10th done so far and I am scheduling time for it. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am happy with the results. I hope you all will be too. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will post an update here next month. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kevin James Breaux</span><br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.kevinbreaux.com</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-2833667732178852302014-04-02T15:16:00.001-07:002014-04-02T15:16:40.956-07:00SOUL BORN Saga returns to Kevin James BreauxIt's official. The rights to the SOUL BORN Saga have returned to the author, me! :)<br /><br /><br />That means <strong>SOUL BORN</strong>, <strong>BLOOD DIVIDED</strong> and the yet published, <strong>FLESH ENDED</strong>, will be re-edited and re-published soon.<br /><br /><br />In fact, Soul Born is being re-edited now. That book has had a long journey. I'm going to post the whole story on my author blog soon. :)&nbsp; But the version of the book that was published in 2010 was written in 2007-2008. And it was hardly touched (not really edited much at all) by the publisher before it went to print. Why? Who knows. It drove me nuts. Not to mention, in 2013, I learned a great deal about myself and my writing by editing three books... three times. I had a lot of help from several agents and my editor. So I grew 1000%. <br /><br /><br />Does that mean a whole new Soul Born re-write? No. I don't want to change history or the story. Soul Born is Soul Born. A re-write now would turn it into a new book entirely. Basically, because I have a new focus, a new approach, and have learned so much. So the re-edit will address the POV issues, which were bad, I admit, and some of the other issues that plagued it. <br /><br /><br />A new <em>"Reborn"</em> version will be released. One that is a much cleaner read. I promise. <br /><br /><br />BLOOD DIVIDED will follow. Same deal. I will re-edit all the problems out. But the story will remain the same. Maybe some small additions here and there. :) Like a flashback that was before offered as an e-book only.<br /><br /><br />Expect to see SOUL BORN - The Reborn Edition out by the end of 2014. I will keep you all posted. And...good news...it will have the same cover painting by Dan Dos Santos, just some updated graphic design by me. :)<br /><br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br /><br />Write Makes Might!<br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-47482819453465103122014-02-20T15:46:00.001-08:002014-02-20T15:47:21.235-08:00SOUL BORN SAGA Rights Return to Kevin James BreauxHi all,<br /><br /><br /><strong>BIG NEWS.</strong> <br /><br /><br />The rights to the Soul Born Saga are returning to me in 3/2014.&nbsp; <br /><br /><br />That's great news! <br /><br /><br />I'm already at work re-editing SOUL BORN. It needed it! I think everyone who has read it will be impressed with the new version when it's released later this year. I'm cleaning and polishing it up real good. :)<br /><br /><br />I will do a re-edit on BLOOD DIVIDED afterwards. <br /><br /><br />And then... yes... finally... then FLESH ENDED will get another edit pass (doesn't really need it) and it will be released. I expect that to happen in 2015.<br /><br /><br />Sorry about the delay. Sorry about the silence.&nbsp;Those of you following me on FB&nbsp;probably already knew&nbsp;this. I was letting hints slip for the last few weeks.<br /><br /><br />And thanks for all the emails lately. Lots of questions. Lots of compliments. You know me, I'm replying to them all. <br /><br /><br />Thanks all!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897711285152238965.post-51042785205164125322012-11-10T14:50:00.001-08:002012-11-10T14:50:40.628-08:00Flesh Ended. The journey to the end of the Soul Born SagaHi all,<br /><br />Those of you following me on Facebook might have a good idea of how hard I work at my writing. You might also know what kind of word counts I keep. I only posted a few things here, sorry, this blog often takes a back seat to FB and my author blog... but I wanted to post how I got to where I am right now with this last book in the Soul Born Saga, <strong>FLESH ENDED</strong>, exclusively here.<br /><br />I began writing Flesh Ended back in 2010, almost immediately after finishing the early drafts of book two. Then in 2011, I added some more words to the WIP... I was at around 60K and I knew I was not even half way done. When I started working on it again in 2012, determined to finish&nbsp;and polish it to perfection, I had to literally re-write almost everything. See, I had changed a major plot point, so I had to adjust.<br /><br />Back in May I started posting my word counts. I was&nbsp;just under 120K when May started and by the end of that month&nbsp;nearing 150k. In June, I pressed&nbsp;forward and topped <strong>180K,</strong> finally completing the novel in the first week of July. When I went back to look at my notes I had written about 40K words in June alone. It was an amazing accomplishment. See, this was not NaNoWriMo* word counts on my pages... it was studied and structured and well thought out writing. <br /><br />*(nanowrimo is a month of the year when authors are encouraged to write 50k words)(it can get sloppy)<br /><br />After finishing the book, and re-reading it once, I sent it off to my editor in Portland. She gave the book back to me in Sept. I scheduled two months to edit it and guess what, that is how long it took. All of Sept and Oct I worked editing Flesh Ended and for the past two weeks I have been re-reading it again. That last pass to make sure my I did not make typos while editing. It happens a lot. You need to be vigilant with that stuff... It kills me <strong>BLOOD DIVIDED</strong> has a few typos and dropped words.... kills me.<br /><br />So it's hard to say how long the book took to write. But for the most part, I wrote it from Feb-July this year. Reaching 181K words was a new record for me and proved that I could write a longer novel if I wanted to. My normal word count goal was 100-110K. Now that feels small. <br /><br />I remember feeling a little intimidated when it came time to edit that monster. 181K words... how long with that take to edit? I knew editing 100K felt like forever and was, at times, back breaking work. But I went into it calmly and tried not to think too much. I took breaks and managed pretty well. <br /><br />Final&nbsp;word count for Flesh Ended is around 172K. I trimmed it almost down 10K. I think that is a pretty good streamlining. I would not have minded compacting it a little more even. Also, in the process I wrote a new ending. The mood hit me, and well, I wanted to reflect how I was feeling in the book. Conclude it properly, and still leave a few openings just in case. I am not saying there will be a book 4. There will not. I will say this. I do promise at least one more short story in the Soul Born Saga universe. I also will release a timeline some day.&nbsp;Will there ever be another book? If so, it would begin a new series. And when you read Flesh Ended you might wonder... hmm, who would the series follow next?<br /><br />In conclusion, I wanted to mention where the book stands right now. At the moment it is in the hands of two of my trusted fans/friends. They are proofreading it. When they are done, I will make a few more small fixes and then ship it off to the publisher in Dec. I am not sure what Dark Quest Books' schedule looks like, but I can safely say it will not be printed until at least mid 2013. I will keep you all updated. <br /><br />As for the cover art. I have to save up some money for Dan Dos Santos. He <strong>IS </strong>waiting for me... ready to paint another home run cover. <br /><br /><br />Kevin James Breaux<br /><a href="http://www.kevinbreaux.com/">www.kevinbreaux.com</a><br /><br />kevinjamesbreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611598507510429746noreply@blogger.com0